George Washington (baseball)
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Sloan Vernon "George" Washington was a professional baseball
outfielder
. He played all of and part of in Major League Baseball
for the Chicago White Sox
.
Washington's minor league baseball
career spanned twenty seasons, from until . He served as player-manager of the Texarkana Bears of the Big State League in 1947-48. In , while playing for the Gladewater Bears, Washington won the Class-C East Texas League
batting title at age 42.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
. He played all of and part of in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
for the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
.
Washington's minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
career spanned twenty seasons, from until . He served as player-manager of the Texarkana Bears of the Big State League in 1947-48. In , while playing for the Gladewater Bears, Washington won the Class-C East Texas League
East Texas League
The East Texas League was a Texas-based league in minor league baseball that existed on-and-off from 1916 to 1950.-1916:In 1916, the first East Texas League began play. A Class-D league, it folded on July 19 of that season. The "league champions," by default, were the Palestine Athletics and Lufkin...
batting title at age 42.